The Last Resort
by Martin Parr
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appears in Photography, Photography, and Art.
A new edition of a modern classic of photography. Martin Parr is Europe's premier contemporary photographer, and The Last Resort is the book that is considered to have launched his career. Taken at the height of the Thatcher years, it depicts the "great British seaside" in all its garish glory. Described by some as cruel and voyeuristic and by othe...
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appears in Photography, Photography, and Art.
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